Sétif offensive
Part of the Algerian Civil War
DateSeptember 2003
Location
Sétif Province, Algeria
Result Algerian government victory
Belligerents
 Algeria GSPC
Casualties and losses
Unknown 165+ rebels killed

The Sétif offensive was a two-week Algerian army offensive against the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC) near the Babor Mountains in Sétif province in September 2003.[1][2] The armed forces at this time began a campaign to eliminate the remains of the Armed Islamic Group and the GSPC, which reportedly had 400 fighters.[3] In one of its most successful attacks in the Algerian Civil War, the Algerian People's National Army successfully killed 150 rebel militants of the GSPC. Algerian newspapers reported that 105 rebel corpses were found in caves near the Babor Mountains after an intense artillery bombardment. A week earlier, the government offensive killed 15 members of the GSPC, and only a few pockets of rebels were left in Algeria.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ Archives, L. A. Times (2003-09-28). "Army Reportedly Kills 150 Rebels in Mountains". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  2. ↑ Turner, B. (2017-01-12). The Statesman's Yearbook 2010: The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World. Springer. p. 89. ISBN 978-1-349-58632-5.
  3. ↑ "Algeria reported to have killed 150 Islamic rebels". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  4. ↑ "Algerian army kills 150 Islamic rebels: report". ABC News. 2003-09-27. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  5. ↑ "150 Islamic rebels die in horror blitz". independent. Retrieved 2023-04-14.


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